# 衡 — balance; scales

衡 means “balance; scales”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: balance; scales
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Numbers & amounts 3

## How to remember 衡

Sounds like 行: both read コウ.

Parts: 行 go · ⺈ bent person · 田 rice field · 大 big

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 3” set

[遍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/everywhere/) · [衡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/balance/) · [斗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/big-dipper/) · [尺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shaku-old-foot/) · [甚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/extremely/) · [汎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pan/) · [寡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scant/) · [升](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sho-measure/)

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